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Fashionable aliens

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Senegalese fashion designer Selly Raby Kane's Fall/Winter 2014 collection titled "Alien Cartoon" is a truly contemporary African line.

17 Apr 14
00:06:17

Stefan Scholten: Colour is our hallmark, our signature

Video Interviews > Product Design

Stefan Scholten of Scholten & Baijings talks about the role of colour in the Dutch design studio's work.

16 Apr 14
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On the plus side

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Eddie Opara of Pentagram has designed a new name, visual identity and website for one of the most innovative architecture firms in New York.

16 Apr 14
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Diversity and destiny

Design News > African Design

The Crazy Legs table made from reclaimed wood by Tekura Design based in Accra, Ghana depicts both our diversity as people and our collective destiny.

16 Apr 14
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Moulded with clay

Design News > Product Design

Maarten Baas has designed a modular chandelier for Lasvit using his unique signature style of clay moulding.

16 Apr 14
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Turn your bicycle into a hybrid e-bike

Design News > Product Design

The incredible Copenhagen Wheel, by MIT's SENSEable City Lab, that turns your ordinary bicycle into an electric bike, is now available.

15 Apr 14
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A heartbeat away

Design News > African Design

The Cardiopad is a touch-screen tablet that enables medical specialists to diagnose patients miles away.

15 Apr 14
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Booming sounds

Design News > Product Design

Mathieu Lehanneur's Boom Boom speaker blends smart technology with human design.

15 Apr 14
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Similar in structure

Design News > Product Design

David Adjaye's furniture collection the Washington Collection for Knoll, is now available in a range of vibrant colours.

14 Apr 14
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From billboard to sleeping bag

Design News > Product Design

Street Sleeper uses innovation to tackle some of the challenges facing homeless men and women.

14 Apr 14
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Art in Aspen

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Recent Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Shigeru Ban has developed a concept for the new Aspen Art Museum in the US.

14 Apr 14
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Warming up

Design News > Product Design

Satyendra Pakhalé has designed a mobile heating device that looks to sustainable energy consumption.

13 Apr 14
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Three's a crowd

Design News > Product Design

Scholten & Baijings unveil three unique collections at Spazio Rossana Orlandi during the 2014 Salone del Mobile.

13 Apr 14
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Playing with bubbles

Design News > Product Design

Yves Béhar has teamed up with SodaStream to create an interactive installation during the 2014 Salone del Mobile.

12 Apr 14
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Sporting classic

Design News > Product Design

1950s chic meets sporty power in Nika Zupanc's latest collection of furniture for Sé on show at Salone del Mobile 2014.

12 Apr 14
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Diplomatic chair

Design News > Product Design

Hella Jongerius' East River chair designed for the North Delegates' Lounge of the UN is on display at the Vitra showroom at Salone del Mobile 2014.

11 Apr 14
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Design and violence

Design News > Art & Photography

Design and violence aren't often two words used in the same sentence. MoMA explores the entanglement between design and violence in the 20th century.

11 Apr 14
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My Heritage, My Inheritance

FilmFestFriday > Product Design

This short film captures the deeper cultural meaning behind South African knitwear brand, MaXhosa by Laduma designed and founded by Laduma Ngxokolo.

11 Apr 14
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Wanders' wonders

Design News > Product Design

Dutch designer Marcel Wanders's "Zio" collection for Moooi exudes a timeless modernity.

10 Apr 14
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Quiet reflection

Design News > Product Design

Matali Crasset has designed a multifunctional unit that provides users with a quiet space for relaxation in the busy city life of today.

10 Apr 14
00:07:15

Chris Gotz: Accidental poetry and story making

Video Interviews > Information Design

Chief creative officer of Ogilvy & Mather South Africa, Chris Gotz believes that it is essential for creatives to gather more "primary evidence".

9 Apr 14
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Dining with Daniel Libeskind and Marina Abramovic

Design News > Product Design

Art, design and performance meet in Marina Abramovic's "Counting the Rice" that opens on 1 May at Centre d'Art Contemporain in Geneva.

9 Apr 14
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Do the splits

Design News > Product Design

Tomas Kral has collaborated with Italian company Something Good for the 2014 Salone del Mobile to design a simple desktop storage unit.

9 Apr 14
00:05:36

Why Africa is Now

Video Interviews > Product Design

What's so special about African creativity? An architect, fashion designer, lighting designer, inventor and product designer share their insights.

8 Apr 14

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Design News • 24 Oct 22

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